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Enlisting Bananas in the Fight Against PRRS
2013-08-20 14:54:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Iowa State University With current vaccines of limited value in the fight against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a National Taiwan University (NTU) team took a different tact. They developed transgenic bananas to orally vaccinate swine against PRRS, which they consider a major breakthrough with great economic potential, the Republic of China National Science Council (NSC) said July 17. read more
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EnWave Licenses Six New Product Categories To Milne Fruit Products Inc. And Signs New Collaboration Agreement For Pineapples, Bananas And Apples
2013-05-09 09:10:51| foodingredientsonline News Articles
EnWave Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ENW)(FRANKFURT:E4U) ("EnWave" or the "Company")announced today that it has amended the existing license agreement ("the License Agreement") with Milne Fruit Products Inc. ("Milne") to include the right to produce six new product categories, including strawberries, cherries, pomegranate, peas, corn and carrots, on a commercial basis using the Company's Radiant Energy Vacuum ("REV™") technology
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United Kingdom: Asda turns to Canary Islands bananas to cut carbon footprint
2013-03-11 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Supermarket chain Asda is to be the first to sell bananas from the Canary Islands, in an attempt to reduce the fruit's considerable carbon footprint. Transportation time will be more than 80 per cent shorter than for bananas sourced from central America. The fruit will be shipped from the Canaries to mainland Spain and then by road to the UK ripening centre -- a total journey of four days as opposed to 24 days for bananas from the Caribbean and Americas. The bananas, already familiar to the...
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India bananas seek bigger share of global market
2013-01-03 23:32:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
India vies for bigger share of global market
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